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equate return.
Of course, only those who make between $17,000 and $35,000 will see even a fraction of this return. The taxpayer whose taxes generated the major portion of the surplus will see none of it, and those owing no tax of course will get no benefit.
And Doug Wilder — well, he’s flopping around again on the deck of Jerry’s ship of state. Two weeks ago he told reporters he would not push for the repeal of the sales tax on non-prescription medicines, a potential return of about $12 to every Virginian, which benefits especially the very poor and the elderly with fixed income.
Who are we to believe and when can we believe them?
Meanwhile, the House and Senate finance committees will forge ahead, looking at all alternatives to the Jerry and Doug show.
As the ranking Republican on the House Finance Committee, I foresee a heated debate before this matter is settled. What I do know is that I will support only those initiatives which are fair and equitable to all Virginians. The state’s money, after all, belongs to you — the taxpayer. *"
Del. Andy Guest represents Rappahannock County in Virginia's House of Delegates.
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